Country Strong Reviews

To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of Country music so I wasn’t expecting much from this flick. However, since I have weak spot for Gwyneth Paltrow, I thought I should check it out. Unfortunately, I didn’t like it much. Indeed, in my opinion, the whole thing was not dark enough to be really interesting. Furthermore, there were 3 or 4 romantic angles which was way too many. Still, somehow, I cannot dismiss the whole thing. Indeed, to start with, I thought that Gwyneth Paltrow was actually pretty good and it was nice to see her finally playing a more conflicted woman than her usual rather limited supporting characters. It is too bad that this Country superstar would have some rather spectacular swing moods just to accommodate the script. I must admit that Garrett Hedlund was not bad either but I still cannot make up my mind about this guy. Indeed, I’m still not quite sure if he is actually charismatic or rather bland. At least, he keeps being involved in some really diverse projects (‘On the Road’, ‘TRON: Legacy’, ‘Death Sentence, ‘Four Brothers, ‘Friday Night Lights’, ‘Troy’ and soon ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’) and it should be praised. To conclude, I didn’t really like this flick but I guess it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

A Southern-fried version of "A Star is Born." Gwyneth Paltrow as a wash-up country singer just didn't look right, especially after all of her English romantic movies.

I did not expect that Leighton Meester and Garrett Hedlund could sing, but they do really well. Their voices are amazing for country. The chemistry between these actors is so sweet and fresh. Thus I can say that I love this movie and this couple. Moreover, I did not like the performance of Gwyneth Paltrow, so static, and her voice is not the best one to play the role of a huge country singer. But it was not so bad.
Music is awesome, specially Leighton and Garrett's songs. I really liked this movie.

OMG! Country Strong was an awesome movie. All the actors in it did a fantastic job. The siging was awesome! It also made me cry. I definetly reccomend this movie!